Canary Diamond
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The Canary Diamond is an uncut canary-yellow 17.86 carat diamond found in 1917 at what is now the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.[1][2] It is in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.[3] The diamond was in the collection of civil engineer and mineral collector Washington Roebling; his son donated it, along with the rest of Roebling's collection, to the museum in 1926 after Roebling's death.[3][4][5]
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[edit]- ^ "Discovering the Uncle Sam | Arkansas State Parks". www.arkansasstateparks.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Zaidman, Erica. "Smithsonian's Great American Diamonds Exhibit". www.gia.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ a b "New Smithsonian Exhibit Showcases Extraordinary American Diamonds". Smithsonian Institution. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Pollard, John (2022-06-27). "'Great American Diamonds' Unveiled at Smithsonian". IGI GemBlog. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "New Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights 'American Diamonds'". nationaljeweler.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.